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Beijing takes aim at ‘deceptive’ Pentagon report on Chinese military
Defence ministry says report exaggerates the threat from China’s armed forces and the US should reflect on its own ‘risky’ approach.
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Will corruption probe into ideology top brass Miao Hua affect China’s military?
As the head of PLA ideology comes under a cloud, the president once again stresses military loyalty to the Communist Party.
21 Dec 2024 - 3:45PM
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Miao Hua has been suspended from duty and is under investigation for “suspected serious disciplinary violations”, usually a euphemism for corruption. Photo: Handout
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How China is reaching into the Indo-Pacific with hypersonic missiles
The PLA is deploying the new technology to extend its range beyond the strategic first island chain, the Pentagon says.
20 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM
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Defence minister on first overseas trip since Beijing denied he was investigated
Dong Jun meets the head of the Vietnamese Communist Party in Hanoi on visit to mark military anniversary.
20 Dec 2024 - 6:18PM
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China, Pakistan wrap up counterterror drills amid concerns over attacks
More than 300 PLA troops took part in the exercise, which was held as Beijing is pressing Islamabad to do more to protect Chinese nationals.
20 Dec 2024 - 10:00AM
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The joint counterterrorism drills in Pakistan – dubbed Warrior-8 – finished on Saturday. Photo: CCTV
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Is Taiwan a factor in US decision to start moving marines from Okinawa to Guam?
Move has been in the pipeline for over a decade, but Washington has only just agreed to start relocating its first troops stationed in Japan.
20 Dec 2024 - 1:23PM
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China’s air force
China’s H-20 long-range stealth bomber has years to go before debut: Pentagon
The H-20 programme, first revealed by the PLA in 2016, is seen as Beijing’s answer to America’s B-2 Spirit and B-21 Raider bombers.
19 Dec 2024 - 9:00PM
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Bangladesh said to be eyeing China’s J-10C fighters to upgrade air force fleet
It would be the second of India’s neighbours to buy the Chinese jets, potentially inflaming Beijing-New Delhi tensions, analysts say.
19 Dec 2024 - 9:00AM
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China’s nuclear warheads total 600 and raise ‘concerns’: Pentagon
Both the diversity and sophistication of its arsenal like precision-strike capable missiles have improved, annual US defence report finds.
19 Dec 2024 - 7:15AM
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An undated image of a PLA Type 094 strategic nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. Photo: Handout
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Drone swarms, stealth fighters, missiles: 10 China military developments in 2024
From a fourth aircraft carrier to the corruption investigation of a top general, here are some of the year’s most notable People’s Liberation Army stories.
18 Dec 2024 - 12:30PM
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US lawmaker says China or its citizens could be tied to recent drone sightings
Pentagon and Homeland Security’s claim that no evidence of foreign entity or criminal activity ‘means they don’t know what it is’, he adds.
19 Dec 2024 - 12:13AM
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Chinese space defence expert Zhang Xiaoxin dies in car crash in Beijing
Zhang, 62, a pioneer in China’s space weather sector, is remembered for his outstanding contribution to monitoring and warning technology.
17 Dec 2024 - 8:44PM
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US-China relations
China’s ban on critical minerals to be felt across ‘all branches’ of US military
Analysis identifies more than 20,000 weapons parts that will be affected, including nuclear missiles, with naval systems most at risk.
17 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM
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Antimony, gallium and germanium, the minerals affected by the Chinese export ban to the US, are used in everything from night vision goggles to bullets and cables, and even nuclear weapons, a report said. Photo: US Air National Guard
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China’s PLA, rail authorities join hands amid Beijing’s battle-readiness push
The joint military-civilian initiative follows a call for better collaboration between the two at a major party meeting in June.
17 Dec 2024 - 8:36AM
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Taiwan
Why mainland China’s ‘second navy’ is becoming increasingly active around Taiwan
As well as stepping up patrols, coastguards are training with the navy triggering speculation about their role in any attack on the island.
14 Dec 2024 - 6:44AM
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China-Japan relations
China’s PLA hosts young Japanese officers in renewed military exchange
Visit is the second time for the in-person exchanges since they resumed in July last year following the pandemic.
13 Dec 2024 - 8:04PM
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Military officer exchanges between China and Japan date back to 2001 when officers from each country arranged an exchange programme that continued until it was suspended in 2012, and then resumed in 2018. Photo: Kyodo
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Taiwan
Mainland China is upping the ante on Taiwan’s ‘safe’ east coast. Here’s how
Data compiled from the Taiwanese defence ministry’s daily briefings shows a rise in drone and helicopter activity on the far side of the island.
14 Dec 2024 - 6:37AM
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Taiwan
‘Patience has a limit’: PLA boosts presence near Taiwan after leadership change
Six months after island’s new leader took over, PLA tracking data shows growing numbers of military exercises and sorties are getting closer to more of Taiwan.
14 Dec 2024 - 6:37AM
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Chinese surveillance firm Uniview calls on US to reconsider its trade sanction
Uniview was added to Washington’s trade blacklist for enabling certain ‘human rights violations’, according to the US Commerce Department.
11 Dec 2024 - 8:00PM
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